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Help a sometimes not very technically minded person here...
now ive seen an offer on a phone i like but on a different network does this mean i can unlock it myself?
and excuse me for asking this but if the file is on my pc how does it get in the phone? do i need a cable or just input codes?
help!

I think this is a particularly good tip. At the least it is a saving of roughly £30 that the networks would charge you to unlock your phone (and their delay). I have checked the legality with top Carphone Warehouse boffins.

It's important we differentiate between unlocking a phone - and unblocking a phone that has been reported lost or stolen. I am only referring to the first case.

Carphone Warehouse say

&quot;It's not illegal, and you can supposedley get it done at some of the smaller retailers or find out how to do it through the internet. You can also request if from Orange, who will charge approximately £30 and may make you pay the outstanding line rental on your contract.&quot;

I finally registered_but on a different PC (dont know if that makes a difference_but I couldn't log in to type this).

I am now looking to buy a cable to unlock the 3310/30's that my mates have_such a popular phone.
Has anyone tried this yet, and is the software with it on subscription_or freeware (like the above calculator). The plan was to buy the cable as a co-op, to offset the cost, then i would keep the cable at the end, distributing any further profits evenly afterwards.

Note to SARAHSAVER: The software generates a code to type into phone_but as noted it may breach your annual contract?? I did mine on PAYG.

REPLY TO:
&quot;kaz Posted on: Sep 22nd, 2003, 9:07pm
hi all,
I'm having trouble with unlocking the phone. My problem is that when you type in the code as shown ,what happen next?Is the phone supposed to send a kind of message after the last code is entered?
thanks
kaz&quot;

When I unlocked mine I had to take out the sim card, put battery bck in and then turn it back on_and just type the code in. The unlock message came up straight away, and instantly recognised my new O2 sim card following this. Hope this helps.

I get the file up and running, then it says. Projekt 1 . Class not registered you need the following file to be installed on your manhine. MSSTDFMT.DLL with just ok as a option

In the instructions for the unblocking program it says If the program asks for MSSTDFMT.DLL then double click &quot;Easy Register.reg&quot;
and click YES. Then Right click MSSTDFMT.DLL and select Register.

only I do not get this option, I am running on XP Pro
can anyone help
cheers
Daz ???

I get the file up and running, then it says. Projekt 1 . Class not registered you need the following file to be installed on your manhine. MSSTDFMT.DLL !with just ok as a option

In the instructions for the unblocking program it says If the program asks for MSSTDFMT.DLL then double click &quot;Easy Register.reg&quot;
and click YES. Then Right click MSSTDFMT.DLL and select Register.

only I do not !get this option, I am running on XP Pro
can anyone help
cheers
Daz ???

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The file &quot;Easy Register.reg&quot; is located in the insatllation folder. You need to double click it and then right click MSSTDFMT.DLL

Can someone please confirm what has to be typed into the phone -- the instructions say &quot;Type First code into locked phone... &quot; - what do you type in? The first line starting *#pw etc or all 7 of them? Also, once a line is entered, do you have to hit anything else after the last '#' or should the &quot;Sim Restriction Off&quot; message come up as soon as the last # is entered?

When it suggests trying the +7 or +5 number, does this mean typing in the line that ends with the +7 or +5 or does it mean changing the +1 digit in the first code to +7? I don't want to guess otherwise I may use up my 5 goes!

;D
I had an Orange mobile which I 'paid' Orange to unlock (I say 'paid' as they never charged me in the end). I asked them to do this as my mother-in-law lives in an Orange dead zone, and I needed an alternative sim. (no jokes about mother-in-laws...) Just recently, I upgraded my telephone, and yes you guessed it, the phone is again locked. When I rang in to confirm that I had taken delivery of the phone, I asked the Orange representative if I had to pay again to unlock the new phone. He said yes, but recommended there were plenty of people out there who could do it for £10. I searched the Web and found http://www.unlockme.co.uk/dct4free.html for my Nokia phone. It worked fine. Most of the people who charge £10, are using this or similar software. Thank you ORANGE for saving me £10 at least....

As a member of another forum that is generally directed to mobile phone users retailers etc, you might like to try this little program (link Below) it is the easiest Nokia DCT4 unlocker I have used, and there is a document file that explains exactly how to use it. Some DCT4 unlockers only work on Win98 or 98SE This one works on all Windows O\S's

I must be well thick as i followed the instructions but all i get is, this file is too large for norepad would you like to use wordpad instead. If I right click it doesn't come up with 'save target as' just the usual delete, rename etc, does this mean I haven't got winzip and I need that do you think? cheers

Sounds like you don't have any unpacking (uncompression tools) programs on your pc try www.winzip.com, download and install it you can use it unregistered you just put up with the nag screen. Once installed when you double click the zip file winzip will open the archive for you, select edit\select all and extract all the files to a directory on your pc. then you can run the program.

here are a few links for people looking for tools\cables\software to unlock your phones, and it is not illegal to unlock a phone however it is now illegal to unblock a restricted\stolen or reported lost phone.

All three Nokia phones I have owned have been unlocked - i.e. I have been able to pop in other sim cards and use them without any problem. I recently got a free upgrade on T Mobile and gave the phoen to my wife who has an O2 pay as you go sim card which she is now happily using. So before you try to unlock - just try another sim card it may work.

As of yet the FREE unlocking is only available for the Nokias. Older phones ie 3310,8210,3330,5510.... need a cable and (free) program to unlock it (which is simple to use). Here are the instructions needed to unlock the phones with via codes.

To find out the unlock code its very simple when you know how. First you need
the IMEI, network code and phone model.

To find your imei type *#06# in to your handset.
Network code is the network the phone was locked to, ie orange uk, vodaphone uk, etc ....
then the phone model (they all are considered type 2 except for 7650 and 3650 look at the program for more info)

Type in the Imei

select the network code (or type it in if you know it already)

Calculate!!

You will then recieve a list of 7, 15 digit codes. It will look like this:

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